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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
accomplished
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
actual
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
air
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
All
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From this reading "All right," said he.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
away
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
benevolent
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
bookworm
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
boyhood
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
Cannon
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
coming
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
conceit
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
courteous
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
crimson
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
detriment
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
disfigured
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
down
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
drawn
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
dreaming
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
end
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
face
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
fact
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
Final
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
fostering
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
further
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
George
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
George's
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
Glasses
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
Haim
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
ideal
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
John's
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
luxury
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
man's
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
modesty
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
most
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
Mr
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
Mrs
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
nose
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
off
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
old
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
outgrown
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
permitting
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
ready
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
return
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right," said he.
room
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
said
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
set
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
slippers
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
softly
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
some
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
spectacles
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
spent
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
study
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
style
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
tableau
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From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
TEA
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From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEA I "Tea is ready, Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Haim in his most courteous style, coming softly into George's room.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
up
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
women
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From this reading As a fact, since his return that afternoon from Mrs. John's, he had, to the detriment of modesty and the fostering of conceit, accomplished some further study for the Final, although most of the time had been spent in dreaming of women and luxury.
world
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Glasses on the end of George's nose would have set off the tableau, but George had outgrown the spectacles which had disfigured his boyhood.
wrinkled
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From this reading And George looked up at the old man's wrinkled face, and down at his crimson slippers, with the benevolent air of a bookworm permitting himself to be drawn away from an ideal world into the actual.
